Global warming, burning topic today,
Started when man discovered fire and wheel.
Progressive metal ages saw attacks
On all parts of Nature—air, land, water.
Doomsday looms as it stares us in our face,
Merrily we tread upon our old ways.

"Dig, boy, dig, we need the oil to keep it all."

Mercury climbs as greed reaches new heights,
While conferences of parties drag on.
Moneybags won't unseal their golden strings;
Nations continue with coal and diesel.
For each last soul, luxuries are a must ,
Tourist havens turn into garbage dumps.
Size and number of cars keep expanding
Feeding human appetite day and night.

"Dig, boy, dig, we need the oil to keep it all."

eco warriors speak loud, and strident,
they revel in homes that guzzle power
Parliaments draft their hollow statutes;
Presidents declare moratoriums,.
Wars and wildfires rage consuming forests
We press on as if this is but a stage.

"Dig, boy, dig, we need the oil to keep it all."